SMART Goals... Explained

And this acronym
is explained in all its glory below, via a YouTube video by Arina Nikitina, some thoughts
on this goal setting theory by me; and ProjectSmart.co.uk lend their opinions
too.

Even
better, I set about writing goals - my own personal and business goals
- using SMART.

Well, I do... soon! My first goal is to get this page
online.

And, as usual, I welcome your thoughts on goal setting,
SMART, or otherwise - or just tell us about one of your goals!)

What I say...

I first discovered the smart goals acronym whilst
working for a British financial institution based in Bristol in the 90s (that
is now, alas, a shadow of its former self!). And, like many work-related acronyms
I came across at the time (IIP, anyone?), I ignored it as being a meaningless
fad!

Well, it just goes to show that not all business fads are a waste of
time, doesn't it...

In fact, so popular has this kind of goal setting become (as
a goal setting theory) that SMART actually has several meanings, depending on
where you turn.

So, S-M-A-R-T goals
are - ahem! - the smart way to setting and writing goals!

But what does a smart goal look like?

Well... Arina Nikitina has some examples of this type of goal setting
in her YouTube video (see below).

But if you have any examples then
I'd love you to send them to us via
this page (and get a free quotes ebook on goal setting for your troubles - thanks!)

What YouTube (and Arina Nikitina) say..

And
Arina, with her interesting European-English accent, explains the SMART acronym
in a little more detail in this YouTube video. Get a pen ready, as she step-by-step
takes you through each part of the acronym...

Now that you know everything you need to know about setting goals the SMART way, why not put it into practice here - tell us about one of your personal goals (and get an inspirational quotations quotes ebook, free, for your troubles)